March 2019 – Georgia Tech Admission Blog

Does This Bring Me Joy?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 28, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Institutional Fit, Samantha Rose-Sinclair

This week we welcome Senior Admission Counselor Samantha Rose-Sinclair to the blog. Welcome, Sammy! Everyone has that one thing they struggle with, whether it’s watching YouTube until 1 a.m. (me), drinking enough water (still me…) or picking their socks up off the floor (also me. I regret making this list!). Months ago, as the world crept into […]

College Bound… But Where?

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 20, 2019
Categories: Dr. Paul Kohn, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Institutional Fit, Questions

This week Georgia Tech’s Vice Provost for Enrollment Services, Dr. Paul Kohn, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Dr. Kohn! If you’re a high school senior, it’s almost time to commit to the college or university you’ll be attending in the fall. As you go through this process, it may seem daunting to have multiple […]

Money Talks

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 14, 2019
Categories: College Decision, Financial Aid, Georgia Tech, Parents, Prospective Student, Questions

Listen to the audio version here. (No…It’s not about that.) I spent some time with a good friend in Charlotte, NC last week. The first thing he said when we sat down was, “Been adulting hard lately, brother.” He went on to tell me about dealing with some incredibly tough and delicate HR issues at […]

The Waitlist STILL Sucks!

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 6, 2019
Categories: Admission Process, College Decision, Georgia Tech, Managing Stress, Waitlist

Listen to the audio version here. Pink eye. A car hitting a puddle and soaking you from the waist down. Someone eats the last Girl Scout cookie but leaves the box in the pantry. Back pain. Your car needs need a new timing belt. Feel free to add on to this list of Things That […]

Not so Fast

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date March 1, 2019
Categories: College Decision, Georgia Tech, Guest Blogger, Matt McLendon, Questions, Resources

This week Georgia Tech’s Director of Strategy and Enrollment Planning, Matt McLendon, joins us on the blog. Welcome, Matt! One of my favorite puzzles comes from the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by economist Daniel Kahneman. The riddle is deceptively simple: “A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than […]